The Cincinnati Bengals plan to make All-Pro wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL.

Duke Tobin on Bengals' Plan to Sign Star Players Ja'Marr Chase, Tee Higgins, Trey HendricksonCINCINNATI — The Bengals are hoping to bolster their pass rush this offseason. Tennessee edge rusher James Pearce Jr.

Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, the Bengals have permitted Trey Hendrickson to seek a trade. “It’s been an honor and privilege to represent Cincinnati over the last four years,” Hendrickson said, per Schefter.

USAT's Mackenzie Salmon asks Lorenzo Reyes on the financial situation in Cincinnati.

It felt like only a matter of time before players started posting reactions to the Cincinnati Bengals hitting Tee Higgins with a second franchise tag. Ja'Marr Chase, it seems, tops the list. Chase took to social media after word broke that the Bengals applied the $26 million tag (and made a bold statement while announcing it) and kept things vague with his reaction.

The Bengals designated Tee Higgins "as the team's franchise player, with the intent of continuing to work toward a long-term deal in Cincinnati."

For the second straight season, Bengals use the franchise tag on Higgins, while they hope to ink a long-term pact with both he and Chase.

The biggest rumors around the Cincinnati Bengals at the scouting combine right now hinge on the contract fates of star wide receivers Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins. When it comes to Higgins, a new report hints that the Bengals have made a key decision before the franchise tag deadline.

Ja'Marr Chase has one foot out of the Cincinnati Bengals. While the team continues to mull on whether to give its star receiver a new contract, Chase has already sent owner Mike Br

The decision to extend Ja'Marr Chase should be simple for the Cincinnati Bengals. But just in case the team forgot, Chase has a simple message for the franchise.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase was likely watching NFL free agency right along with fans and had something to say as it unfolded. Over on Instagram, Chase posted a story that featured the text "know your worth, then add tax," which is a pretty pointed statement given his current contract extension saga with the team.